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twofer U.S. colloq.|ˈtuːfə(r)|
Also too-, -fah, -for, -fur.
[f. two + (representation of) for prep.]
1. A cigar sold at two for a quarter; hence, any cheap cigar.
a1911D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xx. 351 He smoked five-cent cigars instead of ‘two-furs’. 1922S. Lewis Babbitt v. 63 ‘I do like decent cigars—not those Flor de Cabagos you're smoking―’ ‘That's all right now! That's a good two-for.’ 1923Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves xiii. 143, I found him..lying on the bed with his feet on the rail, smoking a toofah. 1943Sun (Baltimore) 3 Feb. 24/6 The latest items on the list of wartime shortages are the ‘toofer’, the ‘nickel cigar’ and the ‘10-center’.
2. a. A coupon that entitles a person to buy two tickets for a specified theatre show for the price of one.
1948N.Y. Herald Tribune 9 Aug. 8/1 Twofers, as they are called in the slang of the trade, entitle the holder to two seats for a given show for the price of one. 1959P. Bull I know Face iii. 56 It was a constant embarrassment to me to watch a nice customer..buy two expensive stalls for 27s., only to be followed by a ‘twofer’ lady who got the same thing for 13s. 6d. 1971It 2–16 June 11/3 Me and the missus got twofers for the show. 1982Eastern Province (S. Afr.) Herald 5 Aug. 17/2 Twofers are usually available only for near-to-flop shows or those looking tatty after a long run.
b. transf.; also spec. a Black woman appointed to a post, the appointment being seen as evidence of both racial and sexual equality of opportunity.
1969Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 801/1 Twofer, specif., a blazer with matching trousers. 1977Time 3 Jan. 36/1 By appointing her, Carter got a kind of ‘twofer’: as a black and as a woman, she is proof that the President-elect is trying to open his Cabinet to both groups. 1978N.Y. Times 29 Mar. a11/2 (Advt.), Another terrific two-for. This sun dress..becomes city-smart when you float the boxy jacket over it. 1979Daily Tel. 2 June 10 Personnel departments [in the United States] are told always to try and hire a ‘toofer’. 1982Record Business 11 Jan. 2/1 Ian Miles..had best-sellers with..a Wout Steenhuis twofer and a Harry Secombe-Moira Anderson album of duets. |